Situated in North Worcestershire, Bromsgrove District Council and Redditch Borough Council share services. The Councils are committed to being customer driven organisations, with our customers at the heart of everything we do, focused on improving delivery services that make a difference to the community we serve. 

The role

We have an exciting opportunity for a talented and experienced individual to join our dedicated team and provide legal advice and assistance and representation to client departments and partner organisations in relation to civil litigation and enforcement matters.

Key requirements 

You will be responsible for dealing with Housing Disrepair claims brought against the Council and will work closely with the Housing Property Services team.  You will also advise in relation to general civil litigation, enforcement and property litigation matters and will have an interesting and varied caseload.

Skills and experience 

The successful candidate will be a qualified Solicitor, Barrister or Fellow of the Institute of Legal Executives. 

Civil Litigation experience is essential, preferably with experience of dealing with Housing Disrepair claims.  

Excellent communication skills are essential.  You will be required to establish and maintain a good working relationship with client officers and staff and elected members of Bromsgrove District Council and Redditch Borough Council. 

We are committed to staff wellbeing and development.  We offer flexible and agile working and generous annual leave entitlement – 25 days plus bank holidays rising to 29 days after 5 years of continuous local authority service. 

This is a full-time position, but part-time alternative options will be considered for the right candidate. We will consider candidates who do not meet all the requirements if they can demonstrate that they can bring value to the role. 

Additional Information

The Councils offer a range of staff benefits:

• pension
• generous leave entitlements starting at 25 days plus bank holidays (pro-rata)
• flexible working, where appropriate
• Employee Assistance Programme 
• access to employee benefits platform where you can find discounts for high street shops, leisure discounts, holiday discounts, salary sacrifice schemes and more

 What next

Closing date for the receipt of completed online applications is Thursday 16 January 2025 (midnight).

Interview date to be confirmed by the Legal Management Team.

A job description and person specification is attached. 

Need further information on the details of this post? Please contact Nicola Cummings 01527 881613 nicola.cummings@bromsgroveandredditch.gov.uk or Vanessa Brown 01527 881724 v.brown@bromsgroveandredditch.gov.uk 

If this role interests you please select the 'Apply' button.

If you experience difficulties applying online please contact HR at recruitment@bromsgroveandredditch.gov.uk 

Attached documents
Lawyer (Litigation) Job Descripton-Person Spec (006).pdf